Telegram-herald., 1887-11-10
UMBER GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEL

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Tease desire TOR revenge . hlca might Iraly
b ca1iea a mou0uznla. / had read Of
uaraer00s Onsistshts Lnads by bodies Of
ponce on uaarl1e1 psopls n the old
word and l hardly believed thai I, al
American born cillzsa.. shoald De SET upon
and clu5osd tor no crime committed. whilst
engaged Ia ny own peaceful sfalrs. l
th0uzht Ot msay says TO gtsc even. Ell noas
seemed lezslDis uEau one dxs when read
iag al aecoaas OF tae ssssssinztioa OF the
Car Of i.l,sla the possibility Of using
dynamite Trsi entered ny head.
4 secuted piecs Of old lead pipe, and
after several attempts succeeded in making
bomb. Ins Despiains Street Station sss
20 be my point Of attack. and 8 O'Clock IN
the evening, Just before the police were de-
tailed for street duty, the time for throwing
the oomb am0as them. That was. proyid-
ing that B0ndneid was in handy place 10
receive some Of is effects. / made several
trips 10 the station baI each time my heart
failed me. - I thought OF the possibility Of
my plan Ia.sc2rfyiag and / DC caught like
TAT ia trap.
ing myself until the day OF reuioution,
May 4. 1855. Ga that day or the day pre-
yious there had been trouble AZ the McCOr-
mick reaper works. It was reported that
several persons had been killed by the po-
lice. Ny blood fairly boiled when | was
told. and | felt that AT last the time was at
hsnd 10 revenge them and myself On that
eveailg | started for the Despialnes-st. sta
tion. thinking tnat the police would be sent
10 do 'some more terrOrizlng and clubbing.
hung around the vicinity Of the station.
l knew that meeting was being held, but
didn't pay any attention to it. | was IN TOO
nervous state 10 think OF anything but the
bomb. l knew that d large body of police
was being held In reserve for some purpose.
| almost made up my mind 10 enter the
station and let them have il, and then /
! thought il would be better to wait till the
meeting dispersed and see if better oppor-
tunity would not trsnspire
Il shook so with nervousness that lit q
cigar 10 quiet my nerves. AT that moment
l was aware that something unus.l was
happening. Men were running along the
sidewalks. Looking South on Desplaines
ST. | saw large body OF police extending
across the street and approaching the place
OF meeting. / ran ahead of them until
| approached some boxes on the sidewalk a
few feet from an alley. | quickly reasoned
t1st this would be the place TO lie in wait,
as he police could not observe me lighting
the bomb. The police advanced, the first
lines halted few PAGES TO the north of me.
In an instant / had taken the bomb from
the side pocket of my oYercost, and stopping
down, placed the lighted end of my cigar
| TO the fuse. | saw IL was alight. / then
| threw il into the ranks OF police. / didn' Z
wait for the explosion, which followed
almost Immediately, but started on quick
run down tbs alley and didn't stop till
reached the car tracks On Carroll-ave. |
then made my way 10 the South Side and
visited several saloons. just TO hear all
| could regarding the effect of the bomb.
| Il gloated over the reports, which were
| greatly exaggerated, and then went to my
room and waited for the morning papers.
| That day | left the city. and didn't return
until the men now under sentence were on
trial. This Is the true story of the Hay
| market massacre"
The BOMB THRowER.